§2-2-12. Headlines, etc., Not Part of Act; Notes, etc., Attached to Bills Not to Be Construed as Expressing Legislative Intent
Chapter, article or section headings, headlines or headnotes of any act of the Legislature, whether in the act at the time of passage or inserted by the Clerk of the House of Delegates in editing, compiling and publishing the acts of the Legislature, are hereby declared to be mere catchwords and shall not be deemed […]
§2-2-13. Official Business and Records of the State to Be in English; Exceptions; Definition
(a) All official business of this state shall be conducted in the English language. All official records, documents, rules, orders, and publications shall be printed in English and all official programs, meetings, transactions, and actions conducted by or on behalf of the state and all its political subdivisions shall be in English. (b) Other languages […]
§2-3-1. Legal Capacity; Saving Provisions
On and after June 9, 1972, except as otherwise specifically provided in this code, no person who is eighteen years of age or older shall lack legal capacity, by reason of his age, to enter into contracts, sell or purchase real or personal property, create a lien, execute any legal or other written instrument, prosecute […]
§2-2-10. Rules for Construction of Statutes
The following rules shall be observed in the construction of statutes, unless a different intent on the part of the Legislature is apparent from the context: (a) A word importing the singular number only may be applied to several persons or things, as well as to one person or thing; a word importing the plural […]
§2-2-11. Repeal of Validating Statutes; Effect
The repeal by any provision of this code of a statute validating previous acts, contracts or transactions shall not affect the validity of such acts, contracts or transactions, but the same shall remain as valid as if there had been no such repeal, but no further.
§2-2-1. Legal Holidays; Official Acts or Court Proceedings
(a) The following days are legal holidays: (1) January 1 is "New Year's Day";
§2-2-1a. Special Memorial Days
(a) The Governor shall, by proclamation, declare the week beginning with the Sunday before Thanksgiving as a special memorial week to be known as Native American Indian Heritage Week. (b) The first Tuesday after the first Monday of November is designated Susan B. Anthony Day and shall only be a legal holiday in all years […]
§2-2-2. When Acts to Be Done Fall on Saturday, Sunday or Legal Holiday; Adjournments From Day to Day
(a) When a proceeding is directed to take place or any act to be done on any particular day of the month or within any period of time prescribed or allowed, including those provided by article two, chapter fifty-five, of this code, if that day or the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, legal […]
§2-2-3. Computation of Time
The provisions of sections one and two of this article relating to the time or period prescribed or allowed within which an act is to be done shall not be deemed to change any rule of law applicable to bills of exchange or negotiable notes.
§2-2-4. Month; Year; Fiscal Year
In a statute the word "month" shall mean a calendar month, and the word "year" a calendar year; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord." The fiscal year for the state, all counties, all districts, all municipalities, all school districts, all other political subdivisions, and all bodies […]